Getting Started with Graffiti CMS
If you are just getting started with Graffiti CMS here are a few tips:The official getting started post from Telligent can be found here. Make sure to read this page before you get going.Another key...
View ArticleCreating a Theme for Graffiti CMS
One you have successfully installed the latest version of Graffiti CMS, your next task will be to modify the default theme, or create a new one. Initially, creating or modifying a theme can be tricky...
View ArticleUsing Graffiti CMS Macros
Generally speaking, macros are a short piece of code that help you to easily change the appearance and layout of your site. Technically speaking, macros are Chalk Extensions exposed in the Graffiti...
View ArticleGraffiti CMS Chalk Extension for Beginners
Writing Chalk Extensions is very simple. As mentioned here, to extend the functionality of Graffiti CMS you simply need to add a reference to Graffiti.Core.dll, add the Chalk Attribute to the class...
View ArticleGraffiti CMS Powered Blogs
So your interested in Graffiti CMS, but your not quite sure if it is for you. This tip is to give you an idea of who is using Graffiti CMS and what kind of sites they have created. This is not a...
View ArticleUsing www for Your Graffiti CMS Domain Name
New installations of Graffiti CMS default to using just the domain name (http://graffiticmstips.com) for your site. All requests to the domain as www.graffiticmstips.com will be redirected to the...
View ArticleStoring Your Data in Graffiti CMS the Easy Way
Customizing the basic installation of Graffiti CMS will probably require the use of additional database fields. Using the Object Store is the easiest way to acomplish this task. To make use of the...
View ArticleUsing the Advanced Editor
There are two versions of the editor (advanced/basic) that can be used to create posts in Graffiti CMS. Using a text editor (like notepad) find the file /graffiti-admin/posts/write/default.aspx and...
View ArticleSetting a Custom Favicon
Once you have created a favicon, you will need to upload the favicon.ico to your Graffiti CMS installation and place file in two locations to ensure that it is displayed properly throughout your site....
View ArticleLooping Through a Widget Collection
Suppose that you have created three widgets in Graffiti CMS that you wish to display on all of your pages, with one exception. On the home page you wish to only display two of the three widgets. In...
View ArticleCreating a Two Level Tab Navigation
Building a two level tab navigation system, like the one that can be found on GraffitiCMS.com (Click Support->Forums) is a common request on the Graffiti support forums. The tab navigation relies...
View ArticleSearching Uncategorized Posts
In Graffiti's default installation settings, uncategorized posts are filtered from the home page. This also has the affect of excluding these items from the search engine. Generally speaking, this...
View ArticleGraffiti Extras - Theme Explorer
Keyvan has done a great amount of work contributing very helpful plugins and widgets for Graffiti CMS. The latest version of Graffiti Extras, released today , includes the Theme Explorer...
View ArticleUsing Custom Fields in Graffiti CMS
In this tip you will learn about custom fields in Graffiti CMS. Custom fields can be used in many ways, but in this tip, you will learn how to set a custom title for your pages. To create a custom...
View ArticleDrop Down Menu Navigation in Graffiti CMS
There have been several requests for a drop down menu navigation implemented in Graffiti CMS. Thankfully the developers at Telligent created a very nice theme that included code for a drop down menu...
View ArticleGraffiti CMS IRC Room
If you've searched high and low for the answer to a problem and you've been through every Graffiti CMS tip on the Internet, there is one more place you can look. The Graffiti CMS IRC channel.Host:...
View ArticleCreating an Event Calender in Graffiti CMS
So you're happy with Graffiti CMS but now you want to create a pseudo event calender using a Graffiti post to hold the event details. This particular task is demonstrated very well in the training...
View ArticleFree Graffiti CMS Themes
One of the first tips on creating themes referenced devcowsoftware.com, however they have since added a theme site which implements the GraffitiExtras Theme Explorer widget/plugin. This allows you to...
View ArticleList All Categories on the Home Page
If you would like to list each category on your home page this can be done very easily with the code below. One important note about this code is that it will not list sub-categories, you'll have to...
View ArticleCreating Packages in Graffiti CMS
In the upcoming release of Graffiti CMS you can create packages that will allow you to distribute your widgets/plugins/extensions in a much easier way. Currently, if you create a widget that uses...
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